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INTERNATIONAL SLOTH DAY

Today, October 20th, is International Sloth Day! A day that was created in 2010 by the AIUNAU foundation in Colombia, it celebrates the sloth and brings awareness to their needs for protection, research and rehabilitation.

The sloth is part of the Xenarthra family, along with armadillos and anteaters, which originated in the Americas during the Paleocene Era. There are roughly three groups of sloths; ground sloths (extinct), tree sloths. and two-toed sloths.

Rainforest Animal Adventure: A Magic Skeleton Book, from our Pop-up Book Collection, shows 6 types of animals that live in the rainforest, and in this post we are looking at the sloth pages. The text was written by Wisconsin writer and editor Sarah Fabiny, with the human scenes illustrated by Chantal Kees and the animals and skeletons illustrated by Chris Shields, published in New York by Sterling Publishing in 2003. Rainforest Animal Adventure shows the skeletons of the animals becoming a living animal, so when you pull on the sliding image it looks like an animal coming out of an x-ray machine!  

This book also forms part of our Historical Curriculum Collection.

To see more pop-up books go here

-Claire, Special Collections Graduate Student Intern

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New This Week!

Where Is Antarctica?

Author: Sarah Fabiny

Series: Part of the Where Is? series

Age Range: 8-12

Two Sentence Recap: Antarctica, the earth's southernmost continent, was virtually untouched by humans until the nineteenth century. This book introduces readers to this desert--yes, desert!--continent that holds about 90 percent of the world's ice; showcases some of the 200 species that call Antarctica home, including the emperor penguin; and discusses environmental dangers to the continent, underscoring how what happens to Antarctica affects the entire world.

Where Is Hollywood?

Author: Dina Anastasio

Series: Part of the Where Is? series

Age Range: 8-12

Two Sentence Recap: Who HQ rolls out the red carpet for Where Is Hollywood?--the film capital of the world.  Readers will take a journey from the Golden Age of Hollywood to the present-day film industry, learning all about what turned lush farmland into Tinseltown.

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Where Is Antarctica? (2019)

Story: Sarah Fabiny -- Art: Jerry Hoare

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Happy Earth Day! Check out some stories, science, and how-tos for middle grade readers and young conservationists. 

Novels

Strange Birds, by Celia C. Perez 

A Wolf Called Wander, by Rosanne Parry 

Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen 

Fuzzy Mud, by Louis Sachar 

The Last Wild, by Piers Torday 

Saving Wonder, by Mary Knight 

Endangered, by Eliot Schrefer 

Non-Fiction

The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth, by Rachel Ignotofsky

Eyes Wide Open, by Paul Fleischman 

Start Now! by Chelsea Clinton 

Who Was Rachel Carson? by Sarah Fabiny 

A World Without Fish, by Mark Kurlansky and Frank Stockton 

Greta’s Story, by Veronica Carratello 

Rachel Carson and Ecology For Kids, by Rowena Rae 

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Disney Princess Mad Libs by Sarah Fabiny (Paperback) published by Penguin Random House at target.com and other book retailers. $7.99 Release date September 3, 2019.

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Written By: Sarah Fabiny Narrated By: Marisol Ramirez Publisher: Listening Library (Audio) Date: August 2016 Duration: 0 hours 53 minutes

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39th Durban International Film Festival Awards

The 39th Durban International Film Festival held its awards ceremony last night (Saturday, 28 July) at Suncoast CineCentre on as filmmakers and film-lovers gathered to watch the official closing film Rafiki, directed by Wanuri Kahiu.

A total of 17 awards were given out at the ceremony:

Best Feature Film: The Reports on Sarah and Saleem, directed by Muayad Alayan, and produced by Muayad Alayan, Rami Alayan, Hans de Wolf, Hanneke Niens, Rebekka Garrido, Rodrigo Iturralde, Georgina Gonzalez, and Alejandro Duran. The award is accompanied by a cash prize of R50 000.

Best South African Feature Film: High Fantasy, directed by Jenna Bass and produced by David Horler and Steven Markovitz. The film received a cash prize of R25 000.

Best Documentary: New Moon, produced and directed by Philippa Ndisi-Hermann. The film received a cash prize of R25 000.

Best South African Documentary: Sisters of the Wilderness, directed by Karin Slater  and produced by Ronit Shapiro. The award is accompanied by a cash prize of R25,000.

Best Direction: Constantin Popescu for Pororoca

Best Cinematography: Liviu Marghidan for Pororoca

Best Screenplay: Jennifer Fox for The Tale

Best Actor: Bogdan Dumitrache for his role as Tudor in Pororoca, directed by Constantin Popescu

Best Actress: Maisa Abd Elhadi for her role as Bisan in The Reports on Sarah and Saleem

Best Editing: Anne Fabini, Alex Hall and Gary Level for The Tale

Artistic Bravery: was won jointly by High Fantasy, directed by Jenna Bass and Supa Modo directed by  Likarion Wainaina.

Best South African Short Film: Stillborn, directed by Jahmil X. T. Qubeka and produced by Huanxi Media Group, Xstream Pictures, and Yellowbone Entertainment. The film received a cash prize of R20 000 sponsored by the Gauteng Film Commission.

Best African Short Film: Aya, directed by Moufida Fedhila and produced by Appel d’Air Films. The film also received a cash prize of R20 000 sponsored by the Gauteng Film Commission.

Best Short Film: -The Patience of Water (La Paciencia Del Agua), directed by Guillem Almirall,. The film received a cash prize of R20 000 from the Gauteng Film Commission.

Audience Choice Award: The State Against Mandela and the Others, directed by Nicolas Champeaux and Gilles Porte, which received a cash prize of R25 000.

Amnesty International Durban Human Rights Award: Silas, directed by Anjali Nayar and Hawa Essuman and produced by Appian Way, Big World Cinema and Ink & Pepper Productions

Best Wavescape Film: Heavy Water, directed by Michael Oblowitz

DIFF has recently been included as a Documentary Feature Qualifying Festival by the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences, which means that both the winners of the Best Documentary, New Moon and Best SA Documentary Sisters of the Wilderness, will now automatically qualify for consideration for an Oscar nomination.

The Shorts jury included creative media education and development  specialist Alicia Price and Leon Van Der Merwe of the Cape Town International Film Market and Festival. The fiction feature jurors were SA Producer Bongiwe Selane, Nigerian actor  Hakeem Kae Kazim and Nigerian actress Nse Ikpe-Etim. The documentary film jury included South African producer Uzanenkosi, Zimbabwean producer Nakai Matema, and Nigerian filmmaker Mahmood Ali-Balogun.

The festival continues until Sunday, 29 July,  at various venues around Durban.  DIFF 2018 is part of a month-long feast of film in Durban, including the BRICS Film festival and industry programmes, the Durban FilmMart, Isiphethu, Talents Durban, and the Nature Environment and Wildlife Film Congress.

See www.durbanfilmfest.co.za for more information and the programme.

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Who Was A. A. Milne? by Sarah Fabiny

Who Was A. A. Milne? by Sarah Fabiny

Who Was A. A. Milne? by Sarah Fabiny. Penguin Workshop, 2021. 9780451532428 Format: Paperback Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Genre: Biography What did you like about the book? This is a straight-forward biography of the author Alan Alexander Milne, from his beginnings as a precocious and determined boy who strove to keep up with his 3 older brothers.  Alan worked hard…

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Who Was Jane Austen by Sarah Fabiny - Who Was/What Was Book

Publication Date: 2017 

Rating: 4/5

Justification: Although I have a degree in English Literature, I know very little about Jane Austen, and have never read any of her works, which is why this book intrigued me. Jane Austen is an extremely famous author and is someone I hear referenced often, so I decided to find out more about her through this text. I’m hoping that children and other readers may have a similar desire as well, which will prompt them to read or buy this book themselves and dive a little deeper into one of our most famous authors. 

Evaluation:

Accuracy As this is an informative book, a high level of accuracy is to be expected when introducing the subject of the book, which is exactly what happens within Fabiny’s text. As someone who knows very little about the subject at hand, I was pleased to walk away with a great deal of knowledge about Jane Austen, and the time period she existed in. Not only does Fabiny do an outstanding job at accurately introducing Jane Austen and her family, but she also accurately represents the time period in which Austen lived, and the overall societal expectations placed upon women such as Austen herself. Fabiny mentions historical information such as the Georgian Period and the French Revolution, and takes the time to thoroughly explain them as well. Due to Fabiny’s inclusion of these topics, readers are left not only with knowledge about Jane Austen, but also about major historical events that took place within or around Austen’s lifetime. 

Illustrations Although the illustrations within this text are fairly difficult to absorb, the content within them is important and overall information as well. When referencing places such as the Steventon Rectory and the Abbey School in Reading, there is a labelled illustration accompanied within the text (Fabiny 6, 15). Fabiny executes the same structure with people mentioned within the narrative as well, such as Thomas Knight, whose portrait is carefully illustrated (Fabiny 8). The addition of these illustrations adds to the overall narrative by reinforcing the text that is being explained, it provides a visual aide for readers. Unfortunately, the illustrations do not do Jane Austen herself any justice as I often find myself unable to differentiate her from other female characters present. Part of this may be due to the fact the illustrations are solely black and white, so color is not an identifiable tool. Despite my difficulties in identifying Austen in many of the illustrations, I felt as if these drawings were a nice addition to the story and information present, it created a deeper understanding of the narrative. 

Pacing Due to the historical nature of this text, the pacing and layout of the plot is very important to the way in which this narrative is perceived. Fabiny does a fantastic job at pacing and structuring the plot in a logical way that is easy for readers to understand, such as telling Austen’s story in chronological order. The timeline present at the end of the text is also beneficial in understanding the information given to readers. It is often difficult for individuals to understand or picture situations and concepts unfamiliar to them, such as time periods unlike their own, which is why the pacing and layout of this book is beneficial. Fabiny creates a very clear path for the plot which gives readers a clear understanding of the information presented to them through the narrative. If this text were presented in a different manner rather than in chronological order, it would be much more difficult to understand, especially for young readers. Essentially, Fabiny does a wonderful job at pacing her plot well, and including timely description of relevant historical events. 

Conclusion: Ultimately, this text is a wonderful resource to introduce readers to the famous Jane Austen due to the accuracy of information present, the aide that the illustrations contribute, and the overall logical pacing of the plot. Fabiny’s text is easily enjoyable as it answers many questions one may have about Austen, while also explaining it in a way that many people find easy to understand. If you are curious about Jane Austen and her path to literary success, this is an outstanding resource to begin your journey. 

Reference: Fabiny, S., Hq, W., & Hoare, J. (2017). Who Was Jane Austen? (Illustrated ed.). Penguin Workshop.

Sources: Young, T., Bryan, G., Jacobs, J., & Tunnell, M. (2019). Children’s Literature, Briefly (7th ed.). Pearson.

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What Is NASA? (What Was?)Paperback – Illustrated, May 7, 2019

What Is NASA? (What Was?)Paperback – Illustrated, May 7, 2019

Find out all about NASA in this out-of-this-world addition to the What Was? series. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the…

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Happy Girl Day!

Girl Day happens during National Engineers Week, and is a worldwide campaign to introduce girls to the fascinating world of engineering. Thousands of people—engineers, teachers and others—act as Role Models and educate girls about how engineers change our world. This simple act has turned many girls on to engineering & technology careers.

Because you can’t be what you don’t see, here are some books are sure to boost engagement for girls in science and math:

Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty

Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty

Daring Amelia by Barbara Lowell

Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition) by Margot Lee Shetterly

Radioactive!  by Winifred Conkling

Who Is Jane Goodall? by Roberta Edwards

Who Was Marie Curie? by Megan Stine

Who Was Sally Ride? by Megan Stine

Who Was Rachel Carson? by Sarah Fabiny

Trailblazers : 33 Women in Science Who Changed the World by Rachel Swaby

Women in Science : 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky                                                                                    

Women Inventors & Their Discoveries by Ethlie Ann Vare and Greg Ptacek

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WORLD PREMIERE - IDFA 2019

A film by Alyx Ayn Arumpac Producer - Armi Rae Cacanindin Editors - Anne Fabini and Fatima Bianchi Cinematography - Tanya Haurylchyk and Alyx Ayn Arumpac Creative Producer - Quentin Laurent Co-Producers - KriStine Ann Skaret, Roman Paul, Henrik Underbjerg Music - Teresa Barrozo Sound Design - John Michael Perez, Mikko Quizon Sound Mix - Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr Narration - Giancarlo Abrahan and Anne Fabini Trailer - Carlo Manatad

The film was made with the generous support of: Aide aux cinémas du monde - Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée/Institut Français IDFA Bertha Fund Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Berlinale World Cinema Fund Purin Pictures White Light Post Doha Film Institute Tan Ean Kiam Foundation-SGIFF Southeast Asian Documentary Grant PACA Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Un Monde par tous foundation Société des Producteurs et de l’ANGOA DMZ Docs Fund Talents Tokyo Next Masters Support Grant La Société Civile des Auteurs Multimédias (La SCAM) Brouillon d’un rêve Sarah Jacobson Film Grant - Free History Project Film Development Council of the Philippines, National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Cinematografica in co-production with Les Films de l’œil sauvage, Stray Dog Production, and Razor Film Produktion

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New This Week

This week we have three new books in the best-selling Who Was? series! 

The Fall of the Readers

Author: Django Wexler

Age Range: 10 and up

Series: Part of The Forbidden Library 

Two Sentence Recap: When Alice defeated her uncle Geryon and declared war on the totalitarian ways of the Old Readers, she knew she would have a hard fight ahead. What she didn't anticipate was the ruthlessness of the Old Reader—who can control magic and enter worlds through books.

Who Was Jane Austen?

Author: Sarah Fabiny 

Illustrator: Jerry Hoare 

Age Range: 8-12

Series: Part of Who Was? 

Two Sentence Recap: Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out of print and have inspired movies, television shows and mini-series, literary anthologies, and many other adaptations all around the world. Her writing—principally her five novels—is a critique of the British landed gentry at the end of the eighteenth century, and often a comment on the pursuit of a "good match" in matters of marriage.

Who Was Chuck Jones?

Author: Jim Gigliotti

Illustrator: John Hinderliter 

Age Range: 8-12 years

Series: Part of Who Was? 

Two Sentence Recap: Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of  many classic animated cartoon shorts. They starred Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig and a slew of other Warner Brothers characters.

Who Was Coretta Scott King? 

Author: Gail Herman

Illustrator: Gregory Copeland

Age Range: 8-12 years

Series: Part of Who Was?

Two Sentence Recap: After her marriage to Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta took part in the Civil Rights Movement. Following her husband's assassination in 1968, she assumed leadership of the movement, and later in life she was an advocate for the Women's Rights Movement, LGBT rights, and she worked to end apartheid in South Africa.